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PROXY SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this proxy statement, but does not contain all
of the information you should consider before voting your shares. For more complete information regarding the
proposals to be voted on at the Annual Meeting and our fiscal year 2014 performance, please review the entire proxy
statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR 2015 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2015
Time: 10:00 a.m. (central time)
Location: Via the internet: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WIN15
Record Date: Holders of our common stock at the close of business on March 19, 2015 may vote during the
Annual Meeting
STOCKHOLDER FORUM
You can access these materials and vote by accessing our online stockholder forum at
www.theinvestornetwork.com/forum/WIN. To access the forum, you must have your control number, which can be
found on your notice of Internet availability of the proxy materials, proxy card or voting instruction form.
ADVANCE VOTING
Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting virtually via the internet, please vote right away. You can vote
in advance using one of the following advance voting methods:
Visit the website listed on your proxy card/voting instruction form to vote online.
Call the telephone number on your proxy card/voting instruction form to vote by telephone.
Sign, date and return your proxy card/voting instruction form in the enclosed envelope by mail.
PROPOSALS AND VOTING RECOMMENDATIONS
Proposal
Board
Recommendation
Votes Required
for Approval
Page
#
1. Election of the ten directors listed in this
Proxy Statement
FOR Majority of votes cast 16
2. Advisory vote on executive compensation FOR Majority of votes cast 53
3. Amendments to enable stockholders to call
special meetings
FOR 66 2/3% of shares issued
and outstanding
54
4. Amendments to eliminate super-majority
voting provisions
FOR 66 2/3% of shares issued
and outstanding
56
5. Ratification of appointment of independent accountant FOR Majority of votes cast 59